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What are they smoking!? $1300 for new sigma 50mm 1.4 ART!
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<blockquote data-quote="rocketman122" data-source="post: 261540" data-attributes="member: 14443"><p>they can say what they want. doesnt mean jack. if they are going after that tiny market of people looking to spend $4k then they have a very small market they can ultimately get. most people will not pay even $1300 for a 50mm. how many are buying the 58 1.4? im certain that zeiss sell VERY few of those otus. if they were smart theyd price it to compete with nikon and canon so they can move a lot more. word of mouth spreads much better. some buy, more are happy and then more buy. but when you sell only a few, people really criticize if its worth the $1300. nikons 1.8/1.4 G are very good. just slow AF. I would have forked over $600 for the lens at most. but now, 5 photogs that wanted to buy it are not. </p><p></p><p>all what im saying means nothing. what does matter, hello!! its a damn 50mm lens. a standard boring 50mm focal length. nothing more. its not a 1.2 its not a noct. its a 50mm lens and sigma nonetheless. it isnt nikon. it isnt zeiss, it isnt canon. they may have made a few good lenses but that doesnt remove the tarnish from their bad rep for all the years of incompatibilities and horrible QC. its a 50mm lens. if you said 135 1.8, id say, well, maybe..but jeez its a standard 50mm lens that was the basic lenses of way back when. its simply a lens to have in your bag. if my 28-75 failed now in a wedding, I would have a 50 on one camera and the other with either the 70-200 or the tamron 17-35. and I would mostly shoot with the zoom. its just a very boring lens. after my lens gets fixed it goes back in. my mom was shooting 50 and an FE years back. boring pictures then and still boring. I hope they choke on the lens. rude *****</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rocketman122, post: 261540, member: 14443"] they can say what they want. doesnt mean jack. if they are going after that tiny market of people looking to spend $4k then they have a very small market they can ultimately get. most people will not pay even $1300 for a 50mm. how many are buying the 58 1.4? im certain that zeiss sell VERY few of those otus. if they were smart theyd price it to compete with nikon and canon so they can move a lot more. word of mouth spreads much better. some buy, more are happy and then more buy. but when you sell only a few, people really criticize if its worth the $1300. nikons 1.8/1.4 G are very good. just slow AF. I would have forked over $600 for the lens at most. but now, 5 photogs that wanted to buy it are not. all what im saying means nothing. what does matter, hello!! its a damn 50mm lens. a standard boring 50mm focal length. nothing more. its not a 1.2 its not a noct. its a 50mm lens and sigma nonetheless. it isnt nikon. it isnt zeiss, it isnt canon. they may have made a few good lenses but that doesnt remove the tarnish from their bad rep for all the years of incompatibilities and horrible QC. its a 50mm lens. if you said 135 1.8, id say, well, maybe..but jeez its a standard 50mm lens that was the basic lenses of way back when. its simply a lens to have in your bag. if my 28-75 failed now in a wedding, I would have a 50 on one camera and the other with either the 70-200 or the tamron 17-35. and I would mostly shoot with the zoom. its just a very boring lens. after my lens gets fixed it goes back in. my mom was shooting 50 and an FE years back. boring pictures then and still boring. I hope they choke on the lens. rude ***** [/QUOTE]
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